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| Ortega, R.; Mena, J.; Grecco, S.; P‚rez, R.; Panzera, Y.; Napolitano, C.; Zegpi, N.A.; Sandoval, A.; Sandoval, D.; Gonz lez-Acu¤a, D.; Cofr‚, S.; Neira, V.; Castillo-Aliaga, C. | |
| Domestic dog origin of _Carnivore Protoparvovirus 1_ infection in a rescued free-ranging gui¤a (_Leopardus guigna_) in Chile | |
| 2021 Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (68): 1062-1068 | |
Carnivore protoparvovirus 1 is one of the most important pathogens affecting both wild and domestic carnivores. Here, we reported the genetic characterization of canine parvovirus (CPV-2) strains from a rescued gui¤a (Leopardus guigna) and domestic dogs from Chile. Gui¤a strain was classified as CPV-2c, and phylogenetic analysis of the complete coding genome showed that the gui¤a CPV-2c strain shares a recent common ancestor with Chilean domestic dogs' strains. These viruses showed >99% identity and exhibited three changes in the NS1 protein (V596A, E661K and L582F). This is the first detection and genetic characterization of CPV-2c infection in gui¤a worldwide, and one of the few comparative studies that show the source of infection was domestic dogs. The current findings highlight the fact that gui¤a is a susceptible species to protoparvovirus infection and that domestic dogs represent an important threat to its conservation. The CPV-2 cross-species transmission between domestic dogs and gui¤a should be taken into account for protection programmes of this endangered species. |
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